Putty remover



Sept. 1, 1931. R. R. DENNING 1,821,742

PUTTY REMOVER Filed May 4, 1929 1n venior A iiomey Patented Sept. 1, 1931 PATENT OFFICE RUFUS RAYMOND DENNING, 1 OF PUEBLO, COLORADO PUTTY REMOVER Application filed May 4, 1929. Serial No. 360,547.

The present invention appertains to new and useful improvement-s in tools and more particularly to a novel putty remover fo removing putty from windows.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a putty remover which in opera tion will efliciently remove putty from the window sashes in quick and easy manner.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a tool of. the character mentioned Which because of its simple construction can be manufactured and sold at an extremely low cost.

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent to the. reader after considering the invention as described and claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings I v Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the improved tool.

Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the improved tool.

Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of one of the spars employed in the construction of the tool.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it will .be seen that the invention involves in construction, a pair of bars 5 and 6 of substantially equal length and each being provided with substantially half of'its length tapering in the manner designated by numeral 7 Each bar is provided with an ofiset extension 8 which extension 'is provided with an opening 9 at its end portion. Between'the ofiset portion '8 and the tapering portion 7 of each bar, the same is provided with a pair of spaced openings 1010. The bar 5 is provided with a pair'of laterally disposed fingers 11.11. projecting in opposite directions adjacent the ofiset portion 8 and with a further pair of substantially longer fingers 1212, projecting laterally in opposite directions from the bar adjacent the tapering portion 7 thereof.

The bars are secured together by rivets 13 disposed through the openings 10-10. A pin 14 connects the offset portions 8 and rotatably mounted on the pin 14. is the outter disk 15 which has one side thereof beveled as at 16. Spacing members 17 and 18 separate the disk 15 from the offset portions 8 of the bars 5 and 6.

A wooden'handle 19 has a longitudinal bore therethrough for wedgedly receiving the tapering portion 7 of the bars 5 and 6. The inner end of the handle 19 is provided with a ferrule 20, while the opposite end is provided with a cap 21 through which the reduced ends of the portions 7 of the bars are disposed and bent in diverged relation.

Obviously, numerous change-s in the spe-' cific shape, size, and materials may be resorted to in the construction of this novel device without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A cutting tool of the character described comprising a handle, a shank, one end of the shank being bifurcated, a cutting disk interposed between the furcations, and guide members projecting laterally from the said shank in opposite directions in the, same 

